The mainstream media are always titling to the left but in 2008, the press was more in the tank than ever for the Democrats – and specifically Barack Obama. That’s the thesis of the new book by longtime network television reporter Bernard Goldberg titled, “A Slobbering Love Affair: The True (and Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media”. Why does Goldberg believe coverage of the campaign crossed the line from bias to activism? What’s the difference and why is that difference important? Why did the press consider the campaign more about themselves than Obama? Why did reporters really loathe Sarah Palin? How was it obvious that negative stories for Obama got far less attention than ones that reflected poorly on John McCain? And what risk do we fun if this media activism is allowed to continue?
